Applicant

Our program is designed for families in financial need
regardless of their income level.

Who is Eligible?

Active duty
military (including Guard and Reserves) who are stationed at Fort
Hood with Children between the ages of 6 month old - 12 years old as of 25 December 2015.

Benefits of Eligibility:

Each
eligible family can select two toys and one book per child. In addition, each family
can select one game to promote
the importance of quality family time.

Deadline for Applications:

- Completed
applications will be turned into Santa's Workshop, by the unit, on 26
& 27 October 2015.

- Units will have their own internal deadline.

- Applications are due to your Unit Command
Financial Specialist (CFS) by 20 October 2015.

- Applications will only be accepted after October 29 due to emergency
circumstances.

Application Process:

1) Download
the application from the link provided in the column on the left, print and
complete the form. Please also download and review the Guidelines prior to completing your application.

2)
Take the application to your unit Command Financial Specialist (CFS)
and go over it with them. Generally, the CFS will sit down with you
and review your financial situation to determine your
eligibility. Because "the children" are our priority, we do not set
specific income requirements.

Please note: Completion of the form and/or the visit to the unit CFS
can be performed by either the soldier, or the spouse.
Incomplete or illegible forms can result in disqualification or
being put on a wait-list status.

3) All applications require two signatures; the unit CFS andeither the Company Commander, First
Sergeant, Chaplain, or Rear Detachment Commander. The CFS will
then submit your application to Santa's Workshop by the
designated due date.

4) The Santa's Workshop Applications Manager will review
every application, and notify the CFS of the status of the
applicant, and the CFS will notify the applicant, and confirm
if/when an appointment has been established for the family to
visit Santa's Workshop.

Santa's Workshop is located in Building 50001; If you are facing
the Clear Creek Commissary, we are one door to the right. The workshop is not open regularly throughout the year,
so please
contact us through one of the E-mail addresses provided on this
website, or at (254)
287-TOYS ~
(254) 287-8697

Children are not allowed inside Santa's Workshop. If you have an appointment for a "shopping" date, we ask that you make arrangements for child care, and
that the children do not accompany you. This will help us
accommodate as many families as possible in an efficient and
comfortable manner.